The demand for diagnostic image
interpretation services in radiology is growing rapidly all over the world.
This has highlighted two issues: the lack of adequate staff for providing
interpretative coverage and the lack of specialty expertise. To some extent,
these problems can be overcome by utilizing robust communication and image
transfer systems to draw on the expertise of distantly located radiologists.
This process whereby images are transferred to distant locations for the
purpose of interpretation and diagnosis is termed teleradiology.
Teleradiology took birth partly due to
the imbalance between the demand and availability of diagnostic services. The
high demand for radiology services in places such as USA, UK, and Singapore
often could not be fulfilled by the number of available in-house healthcare
professionals. In the USA, while the number of scans being performed has been
increasing, there is a persisting shortage of radiologists.
Another reason for the growth of
teleradiology is that most parts of rural India do not have good radiological
services and personnel. With teleradiology, this deficiency can be overcome by
using the help of more experienced personnel in the larger centers in the
cities. Also, even in the cities, not all imaging centers have subspecialty
expertise; difficult cases in specific areas of radiology can be sent to
experts for their opinion.
Mission
The mission of HLL Lifecare is to
provide world class radio diagnostic services through the teleradiology centre
by cutting edge technologies with highly qualified panel of Radiologists. HLL
is already in to the diagnostic services in the brand name of HINDLABS in
national capital region and Kerala as well. With the present teleradiology
reporting facility, all the 3 MRI scan centres are using this and if we can extend
this facility to the other government & private hospitals or Imaging
Centres we can generate income.
Our Package includes,
a) Routine
Reporting Service- Radiology reporting/reading services from dedicated and
highly qualified Radiologists.
b) Second
Opinion Service- we are able to provide Second Opinions for any critical case,
if so desired by the patient. The
sub-specialized radiologists can put in their opinions of these cases.
c) Peer
Review Service-This is required for Quality Control and is often asked for by
JACHO& QCI certification.
Other than the benefits of
teleradiology which we have mentioned above, we can also provide following
additional service to make our service unique and comprehensive. They are,
1) Low
TAT (Turn Around Time. i.e. the time taken for sending a radiology image for
reporting to receive the radiologist report at sending station)
2) Sub
speciality Reporting.
3) Operate
24 x 7 x 365 and deliver quality reports round the clock.
4) Emergency
Reporting for the accident/ trauma service and emergency departments.
5) Setting
protocols and trainings to the radiographers and Technologists at hospitals
directly by the radiologists and our technical team.
6) Discussion
with referring physician over the phone regarding patient reports.
7) Training
to the radiology staff in the department.
8) Implementing
protocols to each imaging studies thus achieving high diagnostic quality Images
and significantly decreasing radiation doses to patients.
9) We
do not charge anything extra for the PACS - a great saving for any
organization.
10) Pay
as you use, with no minimum commitment. If you do not send any case, then there
is no payment.
HLL’s Advantages
• Providing
quality diagnostic reports
• The
use of state-of-the-art technology
• The
service of experienced doctor in various diagnostic techniques.
• Cost-effective
teleradiology services
• Easy
access
• Quick
completion for high-priority cases
• Safe
and secure services
• Quick
turnaround time
Market Forecast
The HLL’s Teleradiology services can
be utilised by the following segments.
·
Governmental
organisations where they don’t have a Radiologist.
·
Private
Hospitals where they cannot have a Full time Radiologist
·
Diagnostic
centres in India those who cannot afford Radiologists.
·
Hospitals
and Diagnostic centres abroad.
Workflow:
·
The
Server is installed at CHO, Thiruvananthapuram.
·
The
images from the other outstation modality will be pushed to the server once
scanning is over.
·
The
traffic supervisor will inform the Radiologist to whom this particular study is
assigned
·
The
Radiologist will get a notification.
·
Radiologist
logs in to the server view the images
·
For
preparation of the report he/she can utilise the help of Medical
Transcriptionist.
·
The
report will be saved to the server with the digital signature of the
radiologist.
·
The
image Viewing module and Reporting module are integrated in the same user
interface.
